Chamber Music: Stina Ekblad Interprets August Strindberg

Tickets sold out quickly when Stina Ekblad visited the City Museum in spring 2025. Now there’s a new chance to experience the acclaimed chamber music program with an added concert date!

We will hear texts and poems, some set to music, from across August Strindberg’s works. The readings will be in Swedish. We’ll also hear music that inspired Strindberg, as well as music inspired by him. Look forward to chamber music by Ludwig van Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Frédéric Chopin, and contemporary composer Gunnar Edander. Plus, a song written by August Strindberg himself!

Performers

Stina Ekblad, recitation and vocals

Over the years, Stina Ekblad has appeared in numerous critically acclaimed stage productions, feature films, and TV shows. She was awarded the Guldbagge for her performances in Bo Widerberg’s “The Serpent’s Way” and Mai Zetterling’s “Amorosa”. For many, she’s an essential part of the Christmas holiday season through SVT’s annual airing of Ingmar Bergman’s “Fanny and Alexander”.

Stina is frequently engaged as a narrator and performer of poetry and melodramas, often collaborating with various orchestras and musicians. She has also worked as a professor of stage performance at the Stockholm University of the Arts.

David Härenstam, guitar

After receiving an Advanced Diploma under Professor John Mills, David Härenstam has recorded and contributed to numerous internationally successful albums and appeared on radio and television. He is also the artistic director of two chamber music festivals and has toured in China, Australia, and Europe.

Nils-Erik Sparf, violin

Following his soloist diploma from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Prague Academy, Nils-Erik Sparf served for many years as concertmaster with the Royal Opera Orchestra and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also the first violinist of the Uppsala Chamber Soloists. Nils-Erik Sparf is featured on a large number of recordings and has received the Litteris et Artibus medal and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music’s Interpretation Prize.

Clips on Youtube

J. S. Bach Sonata A minor BWV 1020 Adagio. Nils-Erik Sparf, David Härenstam

Villemo, music by Gunnar Edander

This event is made possible with support from the Swedish Arts Council.